''Probate'' is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. The term ''probate'' refers to a collection of documents, including [[W genealogical glossary terms|wills]], [[A genealogical glossary terms|administrations]] (also called admons), [[I genealogical glossary terms|inventories]], and [[A genealogical glossary terms|act books]]. <br>

Here is a table of Surrey places beginning with the letter A and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them.&nbsp; For other places, click on a letter link:

Here is a table of Surrey places beginning with the letter A and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them.&nbsp; For other places, click on a letter link:

The courts listed for each place are those that had jurisdiction over probating wills prior to 1858. To use this table, follow these steps.<br>

The courts listed for each place are those that had jurisdiction over probating wills prior to 1858. To use this table, follow these steps.<br>

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<br>1. Find the place where your ancestor lived in the first column. <br>2. Click on the court name in the second column to learn where to find the records and indexes.<br>3. Click on each name of the court in the third column if the record isn't found in the first court.<br>4. Search last the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]].

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#In the second column, click on the court name to learn where to find the records and indexes.

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#If the record isn't found in the primary court, search the records for the secondary courts in the order listed.

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#If the record still isn't found, search the records for the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury|Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]].

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If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.<br>

If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.<br>

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| Pre-1846 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon, and Shoreham]];

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| Pre-1846 - [[Court of the Deanery of the Arches of London, Croydon, Shoreham (Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury)]]

Post-1845 - [[Court of the Bishop of Canterbury]] (Episcopal Consistory)

Post-1845 - [[Court of the Bishop of Canterbury]] (Episcopal Consistory)

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Revision as of 16:51, 3 May 2010

Probate is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. The term probate refers to a collection of documents, including wills, administrations (also called admons), inventories, and act books.

Here is a table of Surrey places beginning with the letter A and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them. For other places, click on a letter link:

The courts listed for each place are those that had jurisdiction over probating wills prior to 1858. To use this table, follow these steps.

1. Find the place where your ancestor lived in the first column. 2. Click on the court name in the second column to learn where to find the records and indexes.3. Click on each name of the court in the third column if the record isn't found in the first court.4. Search last the Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury.